Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-10
Entertainments Last Evening.

Entertainments Last Evening.
About two hundred and fifty ladies and gentle
men attended the reception given by Secretary
Whitney to the foreign delegates to the Interna-
tfonal Medical Congress at Grassands yesterday
afternoon. The guests were received on the
piazza by Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Moore, wife OF Sur
geon General Moore, or the Army; Mrs. Magrudrr
Lamont, Mrs. Stone and Mrs. WIN. B. Webb The
presentations were made by Surgeon General
Grinnel. OF the Navy, and Dr. Garnett. An elabo-
rate collation. was spread on tables on the lawn.
and very enjoyable afternoon was passed. The
foreign guests spoke In the highest terms of the
thought1uiness OF Secretary Whitney in giving
the reception, and regretted very much their fail
ure to meet him personally.
A banquet was given in the tea room of Will
mologists TO their foreign brethren There were
present: DR.. Mooren, OF Dusseldorf; Drs. Gallzow-
SKI, Landolt, and Abadie, Of Paris; Mr. Power and
DR.. ManaleSen, OF Bucharest; Dr. De Rossi, OF
Rome, and Dr.. Baratoux, Of Paris; Drs. j. j.
Chisolm, OF Baltimore; keyser and HeyL OF Phil
troit; Baldwin, OF Alabama; Randolph OF Mary
land; Conner, OF Detroit; Sinclair, or Nashville;
Jones, OF Chicago; Stevens OF New York; Richey,
Kansas City; Calhoun, OF Georgia; Berman and
Marmion, or Washington; White, OF Richmond; !;
Allen, OF Ohio; rockingham, Blitz, and Hotz, OF
Chicago; Thompson, or Indianapolis; Turnbull
Philadelphia, and MlltendOrf, OF New York
The German physicians attending the Interna-
lluudl MculCdl COUSTtSS were dlneQ Oy the
Gernan-Amertcan citizens OF Washington at Edel
Hall last evening. The hall was well filled and
the occasion was thoroughly enjoyable. The Ma
r1ne Band In 1ull Uniform, under the direction Of
Prof. Sousa, and the Sengerbund, were In attend
ance, and between the TWO musical program was
rendered OF rare excellence. A buffet lunch was
were the German minister, Prof. Martini OF Berlin;
Dr. Gnna, OF Hamburg; Prof. Mendel OF Berlin,
and Prof. Busch and Dr. MoOrem, also from GER
many. PROF. Martin and others made brief
speeches. The committee Of arrangements con
sisted OF Messrs. Paul schulze, Simon Wolf, Paul
Vol, Major Kerby, Chas. Waller, Louis Baber,
and Drs kleinSchmidt, MauSS, and Selhaus
DIR. j. IaDer Johnson gave banquet last even.
Ing, at which the following were the guests: Prof
PPod c9rdss Seneva
Manchester, England; Prof. E. Ii. Trenholme Cam
ada; Prot. Gaily Hewitt London; DR.. G. ApostOli,
man, Zurich, switzerland; DR.. Raher, st. Peters
burg; DR.. s. C. Busey, District of Columbia; Dr..
Toner Tone District OF Columbia; Dr.; Dawson, Cincin-
honorable physician to the queen; Dr. Ii. o.
Marcy, Boston; Dr. Hamilton E. Leach, District of
Columbia; Dr. Gihon, U.SN. DR.. Gordon, Maine;
chicago; DR.. A. +. A. King, District Of Columbia
Dr.; Jaygard. Chicago; DR.. S. s. Adams, District OF
GoiqmGia; : Dr; GUSHING T e. Boston; Dr. Dunlap Ohio;
President N. o. Davis, OF the congress; and Dr.
service was held last night by 81. Luke,s Guild
Of the Church Of the Incarnation, in honor of the
English members OF the Medical Congress Rev
DR.. Townshend, the rector Of the church, preached
a short sermon on the duties of q physician.
PRESENTATIONS.
The exhibitors in the exhibition of medical and
surgical supplies In the Infantry Armory this
morning presented DR.. Patterson, who was in
charge Of the arrangements for that branch of the
congress with very handsome and valuable set
OF TWO dozen silver forks in Acknowledgement OF
his 6a the TOOK place the
OF the Lambert Pharmaceutical Company, by re-
quest, made the presentation. He said that this
was H the the most eGs, successful exhibition of
World @ Men from this coSnsry and tro@ sne
abroad who had dug down into the bowels of the
earth and brought forth its mineral treasures and
men who had gathered the life from flowers and
plants brought them here to lay at the feet OF the
medical profession. Between all the exhibitors
cess and all this was due to the excellent manage
ment OF DR.. Patterson. Much more that was COM
plimentary OF DR.. Patterson and congratulatory to
the congress was said by Mr.. Lambert
Dr.. Patterson replied with deep feeling in ack-
nowledgment Of the substantial Compliment.
DR.: w 9. WE, OF Philadelphia, chairman of the
banquet, and also In charge OF the headquarters
OF the American Medical Editors Association IN
tae Riggs H0nse annex was last night presented
The presentation speech was made by DR.. Love, OF
st. Louis. DR.. Vile telicitously responded. There
ef
q number Of distinguished English and Scotch
physicians, as well as leading doctors OF our own
country. Representative McComas, OF Maryland,
was also present and made happy address. The
meeting lasted until after midnight and was
most enjoyable affair. The delegates from foreign
shores were all heard from, and each and every
one declared that the congress has been an emi-
nent success and that their reception here has
been most cordial and hospitable.
Df. H. h Smith, president Of the section on mill
tary and naval medicine and surgery and chair.
man Of the executive committee. was presented
yesterday with set OF complimentary resolutions
and an elegant vase OF onyx, framed in GOLD and
1nlatd with gems, by the members OF his section,
DR.. 3. A. Wood, Of Pittsburg, made the presenta-
tton, anaDr: Jenrey A. MarSt0n, deputy surgeon
general OF the British army, addressed q few com.
pl1mentary remarks to DR.. Smith, who replied
with grace and feeling.
THE NIAGARA FALLS TRIP.
Where Stoppages VIII be Made En-
ROute-List Of the Doctors who VIII
Co.
The Niagara eXcurSion train viii leave the Bal
timore and Potomac depot at 6:45 O'Clock this At.
ternoon with about 400 OF the foreign delegatea
win consist Of eighteen cars-thirteen Pullman
sleeperA smoking cars and baggage cars. For this
service engines 108 and OF the most power
ful 6K f006 0Fivinu xuh1,o,oua nm -cnA